I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Here I am again
I feel time is dragging on
Aren't you getting tired of me?
Whinging overdrawn
Faceless, blind
Want to take her out again
She's not just mine
Want to take her out again
In a bodiless embrace
Thriving, I have grown
Fickle, changing, grip replaced
Choking, take it all
Faceless, blind
Want to take her out again
She's not just mine
Want to take her out again
Dedicated, true to form
Still the only one
Only guarantee
Continue after I am done
Faceless, blind
Want to take her out again
She's not just mine
Want to take her out again
I feel time is dragging on
Aren't you getting tired of me?
Whinging overdrawn
Faceless, blind
Want to take her out again
She's not just mine
Want to take her out again
In a bodiless embrace
Thriving, I have grown
Fickle, changing, grip replaced
Choking, take it all
Faceless, blind
Want to take her out again
She's not just mine
Want to take her out again
Dedicated, true to form
Still the only one
Only guarantee
Continue after I am done
Faceless, blind
Want to take her out again
She's not just mine
Want to take her out again
Lyrics submitted by christsizeshoes
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The song is about Alice in Chains. Take "her" out again, as in take Alice out again. The band is true to form, as in is still has it's signiture sound. Without the band he is lost. He wasn't sure if he should take the band out again, if people thought he should let it die. In the end, the only way for him to feel successful is for Alice to continue on.
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Here I am again - Jerry's back with Alice I feel time is dragging on - Misses the "glory days" and felt lost without Alice Aren't you getting tired of me? - Could be referring to his solo work - wasn't as commercially successful. Whinging overdrawn - Could be apologizing for self-pity in previous lines? Not sure..
Faceless, blind - Layne was the "face" people associated with Alice. Not sure what direction to go without him, hence "blind" Want to take her out again - Self-explanatory - want to take Alice "out again" She's not just mine - Belongs to fans and bandmates as well - perhaps questioning whether they'll accept changes? Want to take her out again
In a bodiless embrace - Not sure on this one - perhaps he's held onto memories of Alice over time? Thriving, I have grown - Literally, he's grown as an artist and a person since Alice fell apart and beat addictions Fickle, changing, grip replaced - Initially said Alice wouldn't get back together, obviously changed mind Choking, take it all - Emotionally difficult to carry on without Layne = choking, backlash over going on without Layne could be "take it all"
Faceless, blind Want to take her out again She's not just mine Want to take her out again
Dedicated, true to form - He believes they've stayed true to what they are/were Still the only one - Self-explanatory Only guarantee - " " Continue after I am done - Hmm..either referring to how the music will outlive him, or he'd have wanted the band to continue if he'd died instead of Layne? Not sure if that makes sense..
Faceless, blind Want to take her out again She's not just mine Want to take her out again
To me, it almost seems like the song is not about a person. Perhaps Cantrell is referring to music or something abstract, while using a girl or "her" as a metaphor (maybe explaining "faceless, blind", and "she's not just mine"). Cantrell loves music and wants it to be a part of him and with him ("want to take her out again").
The end of the first verse goes, "aren't you getting tired of me? Whinging overdrawn", maybe explaining how music, or "her/she" is an outlet for his pain, grief, sorrow, etc.
The second verse refers to music as a double edged sword. "In a bodiless embrace, thriving I have grown," perhaps explains how his passion and love for music builds him up, helps him, and makes him stronger. Then, he says, "fickle, changing, grip replaced, choking taking on," possibly meaning how music consumes him.
Lastly, the third verse more or less supports this view on the song. "Dedicated, true to form, still the only one, only guarantee, continue after I am done," Music will always be there, it is the only passion in his life, it will be there when he is gone.
I don't know but that's my take on it. Basically describes one's passion and desire for music. Awesome song!
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